Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Give yourself a big pat on the back! Way to go! I had to laugh though on the bit about the toast...lol I am the very same way. I made my son toast this morning and as I put some butter on it...just sniffing it was hard. :-( The day will come though...just waiting.... On the artificial sweetners..I use Splenda in my coffee and do ok but if I drink one of those Diet Rite sodas or other things sweetened with it it gives me a mild headache. Dont like the taste of any of the others so I will just do without or have a headache... Keep up the good work Sherry > Today is my last day on Phase One! Some of you might remember me as > the desperate woman with the migraine after a few days on week one. > It's hard to believe I'm less than 24 hours away from a piece of > toast! It's hard to believe that after 14 days without refined > carbs, what I've been dreaming about is one, crispy piece of whole > grain toast! I think my brain needs complex carbs to function > because I've been a little addled. I have to say I had a rough time > on Phase One but I stuck to it and didn't slip even when I was > terribly tempted and doing a darn good job of convincing myself that > the whole thing was hogwash. > I had a migraine from Day 2 through Day 10 of Phase One. Probably a > testemant to how truly carb addicted I was. And in true addict > fashion, my body was desperately screaming for carbs and fighting > like crazy with me to get the heck off this *#!~*# diet and get me a > donut! I kept joking that if I fell off the diet wagon it was going > to be right into the Krispy Kreme; which I carefully stayed well > away from when running errands. > I also think, at the risk of stirring up controversy, that I am > sensitive to artificial sweeteners, all of them. Obviously, most > people are able to use them with no problem but some of us, > especially if you have a history of migraines, need to be careful. > This made the desert suggestions a dilema. Sometimes I ate them > anyway because I especially liked the Lime Zest Ricotta if I added > lime juice, lots of zest, put it in the freezer for an hour and > whipped it with the hand mixer. Tasted like Key Lime Pie Filling. > Yum. And by Day 11 my blood sugar must have stablized a bit because > even though I was still waking up with a headache it was mild and I > could get rid of it by eating breakfast and having some coffee, no > drugs needed which was a big improvement. > And it wasn't that I didn't like the food. I'm a good cook so I ate > well. Improvised and came up with lots of good meals. A good Tuna > and Garbanzo bean salad for lunch. A sauteed curried cauliflower > side dish. I made use of the gas Weber and grilled lots of veggies; > portobellos, eggplant, zucchini, peppers along with chicken, > halibut, pork loin and a turkey breast with a mustard marinade. But > I miss bread. A friend of mine who is a week ahead of me told me > when I started, " You won't miss the bread, it's the wine you'll > miss " and I thought " It's the chocolate and the martinis I'll miss " > But it was the toast, not even the sweet bakery stuff so I guess the > first two weeks did the job if my white flour, white sugar cravings > are gone and I'm craving a good, crispy piece of whole grain toast > cuz I can have that! Along with a bowl of strawberries and some > oatmeal. It sounds like heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 (I would insert your name here, but you didn't sign > your e-mail). My name is " Kathleen, who has lost 8 #'s! " Thanks for the Cheers! And I'm with you on the soft poached eggs! K~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 --oh that is just too funny! I had my first piece of toast yesterday with 2 soft boiled eggs for breakfast and it was glorious!!! And for mid morning snack I had my first piece of fruit again( 1/2 navel orange) I savored every morsel...Enjoy! It's crazy isn't it!! - In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , BgRed24601@a... wrote: > In a message dated 6/2/2004 12:13:29 PM Central Daylight Time, > dunnachie@c... writes: > > It's hard to believe I'm less than 24 hours away from a piece of > toast! > ********************** > That's exactly how I was (I would insert your name here, but you didn't sign > your e-mail). I couldn't wait for that first piece of toast. > I love eggs - but mainly soft poached eggs, but I can't eat them without > toast (I now eat mostly omelets with egg substitute) My 15th day I had the 2nd > best poached egg on toast that I'd ever had (the first was in the hospital > after 4 days on a liquid diet! LOL) > I was a total carb addict, but no longer. I like bread/tortillas, etc for > the appropriate meals, but I don't 'have to have bread' with every meal like I > used to. In fact, there are many days I go without any starchy carbs --- just > don't think about it. > I sure hope your headaches ease up. It would have been so easy for you to > give up, but you stuck with it and made it!! Three cheers!!!! > xoxoxNita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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